SANGHA SERVICE: 2nd Sundays @ 11 am . Heart of the Dove KC . 4327 Troost Avenue . Kansas City, MO 64110
Inner Peace Buddhist Center Monthly Schedule
During the 2nd week of each month, the IPBC Sangha hosts a sangha service, chanting session and meditation practice.
IPBC meets at Heart of the Dove (4327 Troost) beginning at 7 pm. Chairs and some cushions provided. Feel free to bring your own. On-street parking is available, as well as a gravel lot behind the building. A dana offering will be collected, but our gatherings are always free and open to all.
2nd Sundays - Dharma Talk @ 11 am
All practitioners are invited to gather for a sangha service that includes meditation, open discussion, and a talk led by IPBC Dharma teachers, students, or special guests. Our goal is to bring traditional teachings into our modern, Western lives in a practical, useful way so that we might take our practice off the cushion and into the world. Come listen to the Dharma illuminated from a variety of viewpoints with practical insight and gentle humor.
2nd Wednesdays - Chant Night @ 7 pm
Come join your voices, bodies, and minds in harmony in an evening of traditional chanting and meditation! All are welcome – no experience necessary. This practice is accessible and beneficial to beginners and seasoned practitioners alike (you don't have to know the words because we provide an easy-to-follow chant sheet). Whether you choose to add your voice or just listen, allow yourself to be immersed in the experience of chanting!
2nd Saturdays - Group Meditation @ 10 am
Experience the profound peace of connecting with others in silent meditation. Each month, facilitators guide the group through a 2-hour meditation session, resting within the comfortable container of silence for our practice.Each of us travels our own path and we welcome all contemplative practitioners into this safe, supported space. First-timers or advanced practitioners – all are warmly welcomed. A facilitator is always available before and after the session to answer questions.
Off the cushion and into the world.
At Inner Peace Buddhist Center, the work of sitting on the cushion is only part of life’s experience. We seek to extend our practice to all areas of life in order to express the Bodhisattva ideal of easing suffering through wisdom and compassion.
IPBC draws from the richness of many traditions in a simple yet powerful practice of the Buddhist basics, especially as they apply to our everyday lives. We encourage people to practice and follow a Buddhist path that is as individual and unique as they are, while serving as a source for spiritual nourishment and human interconnectedness. Like the center of the Dharma wheel turning, IPBC is a hub for people to meet, practice, encourage, share and collaborate as they radiate out into the world to be of benefit to all beings, without exception.
Our modern, globalized world gives us a unique chance in this precious lifetime to explore the foundational Buddhist teachings via the wealth of information now available to us at the touch of our fingertips, including talks, translations, commentaries, and wisdom from countless teachers past and present. With access to further guidance from its leaders and teachers, IPBC seeks to create an open, accessible, and evolved approach to Buddhism that brings Dharma to the people, cultivating wisdom and nurturing compassion for all beings everywhere, without exception.
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